Aguirre said the release of the third “narco-list” had been delayed because President Duterte wanted it thoroughly checked after Pangasinan Rep. Amado Espino and two other public officials were erroneously included in the President’s list drug personalities.

Now that Peter Lim’s links to the illegal drug trade have already been established, Aguirre said the next step is to gather more evidence for the filing of charges against Lim before the Department of Justice.

He added that Reynaldo “Jumbo” Diaz, a cousin and alleged bagman of the slain drug lord, was admitted to the Witness Protection Program so he could give information necessary to the cases being prepared by the government against drug operators and their protectors, especially in Cebu.

Police nabbed Jumbo in Matnog town in Sorsogon last September 17, along with six armed personnel of the DoJ, due to a standing arrest warrants for drugs, murder, and frustrated murder cases.

Aguirre later on explained to the police that Jumbo is a government witness.